Regional Airport Concurrent Bond Ordinance. D/FW Airport Use
Agreement: Agreements were obtained from all eight CAB certificated
air carriers to move all flights to the new regional airport.
Southwest Airlines began its intrastate service, later, and
subsequently notified the Airport Board that it would remain
at Love Field.

1978
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 introduces new fare and route
competition and permits unrestricted entry into air passenger
marketplace by new domestic carriers.

1979
Southwest Airlines begins interstate service to New Orleans,
Lousiana. Congress passes the Wright Amendment to the International
Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979.

Permitted air carrier service between Love Field and points
within Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico,
provided the air carrier did not permit through servicing
or ticketing and did not offer for sale transportation outside
these states. Permitted charter air transportation provided
that these charters did not exceed 10 flights per month. Permitted
air transportation provided by commuter airlines operating
aircraft with a capacity of 56 passengers or less.

1981
January 1981
Department of Environmental Health and Conservation completes
the River Departure Route Study. May 1981 - Dallas Love Field
Review of Operations Safety is completed by the FAA.

December 16, 1981
The Dallas City Council adopts the Noise Control Program,
which included the Nighttime Preferential Runway, Trinity
Departure for Night Operations on Runway 13R, and the Establishment
of Channelization Tracks and Altitude Restrictions for helicopters.

1982
City Manager commits to the establishment of a planning process
to develop a series of policy guidelines for future City Council
decisions regarding the use of Love Field.

May 1982
Dallas Love Field Environmental Assessment Report on the River
Routing Noise Abatement Procedure is completed by HNTB.

June 1982
Dallas Love Field Environmental Assessment Report on the Helicopter
Routing Noise Abatement Procedure is completed by HNTB.

October 3, 1986
City Manager submits Report on Improvements to the Love Field
Noise Control Program and Love Field Policies to the Dallas
City Council - Recommendations include SWA Fleet Mix Agreement,
SWA Facility Lease Agreement, SWA Fuel Farm Agreement, SWA
Terminal Lease Agreement, Two-tiered Landing Fee Program,
Request Federal Reserve Bank to require Stage-3 aircraft,
Request DOT to make maximum use of Trinity Departure, City
Manager to implement various improvements, Adoption of the
new Ldn Noise Contour goal and revise the Love Field Policies
and the City Planning Commission to conduct a public hearing
to determine the proper zoning of two tracts of property immediately
to the west of Love Field.

December 17, 1986
Dallas City Council adopts all of the recommendations contained
in the City Manager's report.

December 17, 1986
Fleet Mix Agreement

1987
January 1987
Continental Airlines Agreement with the City of Dallas and
D/FW International Airport Board

1988
Ground Noise Study recommends 6 noise control barriers - four
were approved by the FAA - two of which were not approved
by Love Field neighbors.

1989
May 1989 - Fleet Mix Ordinance

September 1989
Dallas City Council authorizes Resolution #89-3150 requesting
Congress to Repeal the Wright Amendment and replace it with
the 650-mile perimeter rule.

October 1989
Fort Worth City Council opposes the Repeal or Modification
of the Wright Amendment - Resolution #1474.

October 1989
1989 Noise Contour Updates are completed by HMMH.

1990
July 1990
Dallas City Council authorizes resolution #90-2232 rescinding
resolution #89-3150 and affirming support for the Wright Amendment.

October 1990
Airport Noise and Capacity Act went into effect.

1992
April 1992
Dallas City Council authorizes resolution #92-1311 reconsidering
the City's current policies regarding the Wright Amendment.
Noise Control Program Review completed - Contours developed
in this review showed that aircraft noise had been reduced
to a level below that of the established noise goal. Consultant
recommended an aircraft noise and operations monitoring system
for Love Field. Noise barriers were constructed at the Engine
Run-Up Facility.

1994
Dallas Public School Soundproofing Program begins. Includes
four schools within the 65 Ldn noise contour: Obadiah Knight,
K.B. Polk, Maple Lawn, and Thomas J. Rusk.

1997
June 11, 1997
Dallas City Council authorizes the installation and maintenance
of the Noise Monitoring and Flight Tracking System.

October 9, 1997
Shelby Amendment passes. Amended the Wright Amendment to redefine
the "commuter airlines" exception to include "any aircraft,
except aircraft exceeding gross weight of 300,000 lbs. reconfigured
to accommodate 56 or fewer passengers if the total number
of passenger seats installed does not exceed 56. Permitted
new flights to Alabama, Kansas and Mississippi. Allowed jets
modified to hold no more than 56 seats to fly anywhere in
the country from Love Field.

1997
October 10, 1997
City of Fort Worth and American Airlines sue the City of Dallas,
Legend Airlines and Continental Airlines in a Fort Worth state
district court, to block additional service at Love Field.

October 15, 1997
State court granted summary judgement motions to Fort Worth
and found that Dallas was obligated by the Bond Ordinance
to bar airlines from operating services authorized by the
Shelby Amendment and that federal law did not override the
cities' agreement restricting Love Field service.

November 6, 1997
The City of Dallas sues the U.S. Department of Transportation
and the City of Fort Worth to obtain a declaratory judgement
that Dallas may not bar airlines from operating service authorized
by Shelby.

July 9, 1998
State Court enjoined Continental Express from operating Love
Field to Cleveland flights pending the court's final decision.

August 12, 1998
Dallas City Council authorizes the parking capacity/financial
feasibility analyses, structural and people mover concepts
and operational plans at Love Field.

August 31, 1998
American Airlines begins service to Austin.

October 16 1998
The Fort Worth district court rules in favor of the City of
Fort Worth and American Airlines. Legend Airlines appeals
the district court's ruling.

December 22, 1998
The U.S. Department of Transportation rules that Dallas cannot
restrict Love Field service outside of the scope of the Wright/Shelby
Amendment. Fort Worth and American Airlines sue the Department
of Transportation in federal appeals court in New Orleans.

2000
February 1, 2000
5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the U.S. Department of
Transportation's ruling allowing large aircraft to fly from
Love Field to seven states outside Texas and planes with 56
or fewer seats to fly from Love Field anywhere in the country.

February 10, 2000
Fort Worth district judge lifts an injunction against Continental
Express, which will allow the airline to add flights from
Love Field to Cleveland, Ohio on June 1.

March 3, 2000
Fort Worth and D/FW Airport Board appeal the 5th Circuit's
ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.

June 28, 2000
Dallas City Council authorizes the development of 80% design
of the new parking facility at Love Field.

June 29, 2000
The U.S. Supreme Court denies petitions by Fort Worth, D/FW
Airport Board and American Airlines to review the federal
appeals court decision.

July 1, 2000
Delta Connection carrier Atlantic Southwest Airlines (ASA)
begins Canadair regional jet service between Love Field and
Atlanta with six daily flights from the Legend Terminal Building.

December 2, 2000
Legend Airlines halts service from Love Field.

2001
February 28, 2001
Dallas City Council authorizes plans for issuance of approximately $59,000,000
in Airport System Revenue Bonds for the construction of a new parking garage at
Dallas Love Field.

April 11, 2001
The Dallas City Council unanimously adopts the Love Field
Airport Impact Analysis/Master Plan, thus defining the future
of Love Field. A consensus was gained among Love Field tenants,
community representatives and area businesses that the maximum
number of gates at Love Field will be 32.

May 1, 2001
Connection ASA moves to the main terminal building offering
3 daily flights to Atlanta, Georgia.

August 3, 2001
The Airport's remote lot closes in preparation of new parking garage construction.

September 11, 2001
Terrorists using commercial airplanes as weapons attack the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon causing a three-day
shutdown of all national airports.

September 12, 2001
American Airlines suspends service from Dallas Love Field indefinitely.

November 19, 2001
President Bush singed into law the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
(ATSA) which, among other things, established Transportation Security Administration
(TSA) within the Department of Transportation.

2002
April 4, 2002
As recommended by the Dallas Love Field Master Plan, the
demolition of the East Concourse began.

April 14, 2002
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced Michael Restovich
will serve as Federal Security Director for Love Field.

June 24, 2002
1,200 new parking spaces in the new parking garage are open to the public.

October 1, 2002
An additional 1,200 spaces in the new parking garage are open to the public.

October 19, 2002
Dallas Love Field celebrates 85 years.

2003
March 1, 2003
New ground lease rental rates at Love Field went into effect.
(Rates were increased from $.20/sf/yr for unimproved land to $.32/sf/yr
and from $.26/sf/yr for improved land to $.46/sf/yr).